BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 26. The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) has transported more than 21 billion cubic meters of gas to Türkiye from June 30, 2018 to March 31, 2023, Elchin Ibadov, CEO of SOCAR Türkiye, told Haberturk, Trend reports.
This is while the volume of gas transportation via TANAP for Europe neared 22.4 billion cubic meters from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2023.
“TANAP is one of the most strategic steps taken so far towards increasing the natural gas resource diversity of Europe and Türkiye, as well as making Türkiye an energy corridor,” noted Ibadov.
From January through March 2023, Azerbaijan exported natural gas to Europe (2.9 billion cubic meters), Türkiye (2.7 billion cubic meters), and Georgia (0.9 billion cubic meters). During the reporting period, 1,4 billion cubic meters of gas were exported to Türkiye via the TANAP [Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline].
In the first quarter of 2023, gas production in Azerbaijan increased by three percent, to 12.2 billion cubic meters. The country exported over half, or 6.5 billion cubic meters, of natural gas to foreign markets.